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| £600,000 taken by cash van gang | |
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| A substantial sum of money, understood to be around £600,000, has been stolen in an armed robbery of a cash-in transit-van in County Tyrone. | |
| Three armed and masked men threatened and tied up three cash security guards at Mullinahoe Road in Ardboe at about 1830 BST on Monday. | Three armed and masked men threatened and tied up three cash security guards at Mullinahoe Road in Ardboe at about 1830 BST on Monday. |
| Assembly member Billy Armstrong said he believed the gang escaped with around £600,000. | Assembly member Billy Armstrong said he believed the gang escaped with around £600,000. |
| None of the van staff was injured, although they were left shocked. | |
| The robbers are believed to have used two vehicles which were later found burnt out. | The robbers are believed to have used two vehicles which were later found burnt out. |
| One was a blue Ford Transit van, registration number WDZ 1949, with a flooring company's name in yellow letters on the side. | One was a blue Ford Transit van, registration number WDZ 1949, with a flooring company's name in yellow letters on the side. |
| The second vehicle, a red Rover car, had the registration number TAZ 2296. | The second vehicle, a red Rover car, had the registration number TAZ 2296. |